The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-21
Pickard and Mrs. ID. A. Grudy of Ipswich,

Pickard and Mrs. ID. A. Grudy of Ipswich,
Mass.
THREE hundred twelve tickets to the
state fair at Burlington were sold at this
place last week.
REV. LEONARD TENNEy of Waterbury
will preach at Bethany church next Sunday
in the absence of Rev. Mr.. Hincks.
Miss Lucy MAYNARD of New York, daugh-
ter of Rev. G. S. Smith, is visiting her
fathers family and Montpelier friends.
Mrs. LIZZIE LORD CoNDrT of st. Paul,
Mimi, was expected to arrive in Montpelier
last evening on visit to friends in this
place.
REV. II. f. HILL expects to hold religious
services in the school house at Irasville, in
waitsfeld, next Sunday afternoon at four
o'clock.
REV. Mr.. WRIGHT preached to large au-
dience at Blanchard Opera-house Sunday
morning upon "The Main Points of Uni
tarianism."
Mr.. AND Mrs. FRANK HOBART of Somer-
Vile, Mass, who had been visiting Montpe-
lier friends for few days past, left for their
home Monday noon.
TEA-pARTIEs were given last week by
Mrs. h. w. Hyde and Mrs. c. b. Wilson,
by Mrs. George Langdon, by Mrs. Charles
Reed and by Mrs. j. w. Ellis
CIV LEARNED of New York city is on a
vacation from his work in the telegraph
office in that city, and last week joined his
To- In
peier
THE Montpelier Building Association, re-
Gently organized, has commenced the erec-
ton of extensive granite-sheds on c. III.
Heaths meadow, to be rented by local firms
recently formed.
No business of Importance was transacted
in court last Wednesday morning, and
Wednesday afternoon an adjournment was
had until the return of Judge Taft, who is
necessarily absent.
O. G.. MILES of Lynn, Mass, formerly of
Montpelier, is spending brief vacation in
this place. He is one of a thousand EN-
ployes in the shops of the Thomson-Hous-
ton electric light shops in Lynn.
REMEMBER the special village meeting at
Capital Hall next Monday evening to con-
slider the advisability of laying another
Waterman from the Berlin reservoir to the
village and don't fail to be present.
MERRILL RUSSELL has recently set a
$1,000 monument and coping in the ceme
tery at Wiliston for Hon. H. A. Clark. The
dimensions of the base are seven feet by
four feet eight inches, and the whole weighs
over twenty tons.
THE admonition to Keep off these Prem
ises," conspicuousy posted on the lawn in
front of the new government building, is
most carefully needed and not shovelful
of earth has been turned, stone laid, or a
clay pipe lighted upon the site for many
weeks
REV. Mr.. HINCKs and sister, Miss Hincks,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. a. Briggs, Miss Lizzie
Harry Cutler left Burlington yesterday
morning on the Lake Champlain, Lake
! George and Hudson river excursion to New
York city.
CHARLES O. SCovILL intends to study for
the ministry of the Episcopal Church under
the bishop of Connecticut, and letter of
diSmission and recommendation to that de.
nomination was given him at the regular
meeting of Bethany church last Wednes
| day evening.
The Louise Baldwin Concert Company Of
Boston, comprising Miss Louise Baldwin,
soprano; Miss Sara Peake, contralto; James
Robertson, tenor; c. S. Cornell basso; Mrs
Martha Dana Shepard, pianist, and Wul
Fries, violincellist, will appear at Blanchard
Opera-house sometime in October.
The funeral of Mrs Flora l.. (Fifield
Hichborn, notice of whose death will b,
found in another column, was held at he
late home at two o'clock yesterday after
noon. Her remains will be brought t,
Montpelier on the mal-train this afternoon
and interment at Green Mount cemeter,
will follow, Rev. III. f. Hill officiating.
ASHTON r. and Charles W. and Misses
Mary and Eliza May Willard have takei
rooms on Huntington avenue, Boston
which they will make their home the com
ing winter. Mr.. Ashton Willard is at pres
ent practicing law in that city and hi'
brother will enter Harvard College thi
year, and Miss Eliza will also devote tn
season to study.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelie
(Vt) post-ofiice September 10, 1887:
Mrs. Lucinda Campbell ., Herbert Green,
Miss G. NJ. Cleveland, j. c. Hillock